A - Western Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Banyan Johnston Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Columbia Falls got the W thanks in part to Banyan Johnston playing the best football he has all season. Johnston threw for 166 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
The victory was the third in a row for Columbia Falls, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Johnston and Columbia Falls will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bigfork at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 47.62
Austin Savik Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Bigfork was led to victory by Austin Savik, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Savik picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 64 yards.
This year, Savik has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 68 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.65
Treker Hickey Dazzles in Bigfork Win
Another Bigfork player making an appearance on this list is Treker Hickey. He rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the season, Hickey has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 91 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Jackson Lubke Goes Supernova in Hamilton Loss
While Hamilton might've come up empty on Thursday, Jackson Lubke wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Lubke as he picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Lubke has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 76 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.25
A Season-Best Performance from Cole Schmit Leads Bigfork over Browning
Bigfork was led to victory by Cole Schmit, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Schmit threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Schmit has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 168 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging nine rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.60
Other Notable Players
- Kolby Finley: 75 yards passing; 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.95)
- Jake Forthofer: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.45)
- Tayden West: 1 TD ; 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.87)
- Easton Brooks: 74 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.07)
- Carson Gulick: 83 yards passing; 55 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
